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APPLICATION FILED NOV- I, 1919.

' Patented Aug. 24, 1920.

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@SWML WALTER LENCHARD, OF MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY DOLL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 1, 1919. Serial No. 334,999.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER LENCI-IARD a citizen of the United States, residing at Mclieesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Dolls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a toy doll, and more particularly to a doll or figure of that type which is normally held in an upright position through the medium of a weight member.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide a doll or figure employing a weight member which may be adjusted within the body of the figure so as to vary the height of its point of gravity thus causing the body to either stand up or lie down as desired. A further object is to provide a doll or figure having means associated with the weight adjusting means for causing movement of the arms of the figure giving it the semblance of raising itself when held at an inclination to permit lowering of the weight. Another object is to provide a figure of S11 ible construction which may be readily produced and sold at small cost. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a front View, partly broken away, of a toy doll constructed in accordance with my invention. 7

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view through a modified form.

Fig. 3 is a central sectional view through another modified form.

Fig. i is a side view, partly broken away, of still another modified form.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 1, the body 1 of the figure, which may be of any preferred size and shape, is preferably provided with a rounded base 2 and has a central cylindrical bore 3 within which is slidably mounted a weight 4:, the lower end of this bore being closed by a plug 5. We ght 4 is connected by a cord 6 to a rotatably mounted shaft 7 passing through what iight be considered the shoulder portion 1 of the body, arms 8 being secured upon this shaft adjacent each end thereof. When the weight 4 is in lowered position, as illustrated, the center of gravity of the figure as a whole is positioned below the vertical center thereof so that the figure is caused to stand in an upright position. By rotating shaft 7, by means of arms 8, cord 6 may be readily wound onto the shaft thus raising the weight causing the body 1 to tilt over and lie down. If the head 9 of the body be raised so as to support the body at an inclination, weight l will travel downwardly inbore 3 thus unwinding cord 6 from shaft 7 and causing rotation of the arms 8 imparting to the figure the appearance of attempting to raise itself into upright position. 7

In Fig. 2 I have provided a resilient catch 10 which extends slightly into bore 3. The object of this catch is to releasably hold weight 4 in its lowermost position so as to prevent accidental sliding of this weight toward head 9 in the event that the base portion of the figure is elevated, the object being to insure that when the weight is raised the cord will be wound upon the shaft so as to rotate this shaft and the arms in the manner previously described.

In the form illustrated in 3, a cord (3 has its intermediate portion wrapped about shaft 7 in opposite directions, one end of this cord being secured to the upper end of weight l, and the other run 6* of the cord being passed downwarrly through an eye 11 projecting into bore 3, this eye being horizontally disposed, and then through a vertically disposed eye 12 secured centrally of the upper face of plug 5, the cord being then secured to an eye i3 positioned centrally of the lower end of the weight. By this construction I prevent tree sliding movement of weight-4 within bore 3 and also insure that the arms 9 of the jwill be rotaocd when the weight is moved in either direction.

in the form illustrated in 41-, figure l is provided with a central bore?) the lower end of which is closed by a plug 5. A spherical weight member P is positioned within the bore and is held in vertical adjustment therein by means of a pin i l extending through the front portion of the body, this pin being provided on its outer end with a button head 15 which resembles in appearnace button members 16 secured to the front of the body. By withdrawing the pin 1% the weight 4 may be caused to move into the upper portion of bore 3 and, by again inserting the pin, may be held in this position thus raising the center of gravity Patented Aug. 2st, 1920.

' up, as desired.

As suggested, there might be slight variations made in the details of construction and arrangement of my invention without departing from the field and scope of the same, and I intend to include all such variations, as fall within the scope of the appended claims, in this application in which the preferred forms only of my invention are disclosed.

7 What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, a body provided with a central vertical bore, a weight member slidable in said bore, and means for adjusting said weight member vertically for Varying the position of the center of gravity of the device.

2. In a device of the character described, a body provided with a central bore, a weight member slidable within said bore, a shaft rotatably mounted through the body and extending across the bore remote from the lower end thereof, and connections between said shaft and the weight member for rotating said shaft in accordance with raising or lowering of the weight member.

8. In a device of the character described, a body provided with a central vertical bore, a shaft rotatably mounted through the body and extending across said bore adjacent the upper end thereof, a weight member slidable in the bore of the body, and a cord connecting said weight member to the shaft so as to cause rotation thereof in accordance with movement of the weight member.

4. In a device of the character described, a body having a central vertical bore, a weight member slidable in said bore, a shaft rotatably mounted through the body and extending across the bore adjacent the upper end thereof, arms attached to said shaft for rotation therewith, and a flexible member connectingthe weight member to the shaft for causing rotation thereof in accordance with movement of said weight member.

5. In a device of the character described, a body having a central vertical bore, a weight member slidable in said bore, a shaft rotatably mounted through the body and eX- tending across the bore adjacent the upper end thereof, arms attached to said shaft for rotation therewith, and a flexible member connecting the weight member to the shaft for causing rotation thereof in accordance with movement of said weight member, and means for releasably holding the weight member in lowered position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

WALTER LENGHARD. 

